Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Djibouti
Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Djibouti, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 51.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Djibouti peaked at 79.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2025.
Djibouti ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -4.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 51.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 51.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 7.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 67.8% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 60.1% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 51.9% | 59.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,554 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,279 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Djibouti?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Djibouti was 51.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Djibouti ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release